The Programme Officer (Budget and Quality Assurance) will support the Nutrition and Child Development Section by preparing budgets, proposals, and reports, ensuring funds utilization aligns with donor approvals, managing grants, monitoring expenditures, and ensuring financial accountability.

• Job Location: Abuja, Nigeria
• Employment Type: Temporary Appointment (364 days), NOA level
• Salary: Not stated (UNICEF offers a wide range of benefits including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks, and reasonable accommodation)

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places to reach the most disadvantaged children, defending their rights and helping them fulfill their potential. Across 190 countries and territories, UNICEF works for every child, everywhere, every day. In Nigeria, UNICEF operates one of its largest country offices globally, partnering with government, civil society, children, and families in a complex humanitarian and development setting.

• Support planning and coordination of financial mapping for planned nutrition grants including salary cost distributions, in partnership with the Programme Monitoring and Reporting Team.
• Work with field offices and the Nutrition and Child Development Section to track budgets and expenditures in accordance with donor conditionalities and UNICEF principles.
• Support output leads in overall grant management, including review, timely fund allocation to outputs and field offices, expenditure monitoring, and variance analysis.
• Monitor field office budgets and workplans based on donor approvals and allocations, using VISION and other data sources to ensure financial transparency.
• Prepare detailed budgets and financial forecasts for donor proposals in coordination with output leads and the Programme Monitoring and Reporting Section, incorporating financial gaps and cash flow analyses where necessary.
• Track, manage, and maintain user‑friendly dashboards and summaries on budgets, expenditures, and supplies to inform programme planning and reviews.
• Support field offices to strengthen grants management and administrative systems for nutrition.
• Ensure quality assurance of financial inputs for donor and other reports.
• Support the section in tracking key KPI indicators and follow-up actions for UNICEF’s Harmonized Approach for Cash Transfers (HACT).
• Provide analytics and summaries for weekly and monthly Country Management Team and other review meetings on budgets and finance.

• A university degree (minimum Bachelor’s) in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, or another relevant technical field.
• A minimum of one year of relevant professional work experience in managing donor-funded projects and financial management or a related field.
• Demonstrable experience in planning and managing high-value budgets, multi-year grants, and diverse donors.
• Excellent knowledge of and hands-on experience in Excel, PowerPoint, and PowerBI is critical.
• Demonstrable problem-solving, quantitative, and analytical skills; strategic and creative thinking.
• Strong organizational, planning, and coordination skills; exceptional project management skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to articulate and present ideas both in written presentation and orally to teams as well as external audiences.
• Knowledge of UN rules, procedures, and regulations and/or working experience for the UN or other international development organization would be an asset.
• Developing country work plan and budget and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.
• Fluency in English is required; knowledge of a local language is an asset.

How to Apply:
Interested candidates should Apply here.

Why this job might be a good fit:
This role is suitable for a finance or business administration graduate with at least one year of experience in donor-funded grant management, strong Excel and PowerBI skills, and a passion for child rights. Eligible and suitable female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.

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